My colleague Nurzhafarina Othman and I are organizing a symposium for SCB Asia (http://scbasia2014.org/) on this topic. The conference will take place August 19-22 in Melaka, Malaysia. I would like to crowd-source possible speakers. We are looking for people with experience running a long-term research project or conservation program in Asia to discuss the benefits and challenges of their work, and what impact it has had. The scope can be diverse - species, population or ecosystem level. We appreciate your suggestions for speakers! If you are planning to attend, and would like to submit us your abstract, please contact me. Limited to five spots, so send us your abstract soon and please pass this on to your colleagues! Deadline for submitting abstracts to us: MARCH 31st. Deadline for submitting final abstract to SCB Asia: APRIL 19TH.